Digging Deeply
Unearthing Your Creative Roots through Gardening
Chapter One
IMAGINING
The Sparks of Creativity
TO IMAGINE is to see possibilities, to envision realities that do not yet exist,
and to map out secret paths not yet charted. Our imaginations are our own
personal mental playgrounds, where we release our dreams to romp without risk or
fear. It is here, in the inner regions of our psyches, that we are free to
explore who we truly are and let our thoughts and wishes run wild. It is here
that we cook up all our fantasies, our deepest desires, and, very often, all the
hopes and longings that we never share with another living soul. It is from this
wellspring that we draw the inspiration that serves as the spark for our
creative fires.
When I was a little girl, I had a wild imagination. I spun all sorts of ideas
and fantasies around in my head that would brim over into impromptu theatrical
performances. I exclaimed! I bemoaned! I exulted! I felt so much, and expressed
it all. My mother nicknamed me Tallulah, after the legendary actress and diva
Tallulah Bankhead, if that gives you any idea ... read full excerpt from: Digging Deep ebook
